Yahoo News Jeremy Clarkson news – latest: Meghan Markle column taken down by The Sun after presenter responds to backlash
The row surrounding Jeremy Clarkson’s column about Meghan Markle has continued this week, with the former Top Gear presenter widely condemned for his remarks.
In his op-ed for The Sun, published on Friday (16 December) the 62-year-old wrote that he dreamt of the day Markle would be made to parade naked through Britain while the crowd chanted “shame” and threw “excrement” at her.
Clarkson claimed that “everyone who’s my age thinks the same way”.
The Sun has now removed Clarkson’s comment piece from its website. “In light of Jeremy Clarkson’s tweet he has asked us to take last week’s column down,” the page now reads.
A number of fellow celebrities and public figures, including London mayor Sadiq Khan and Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon, have criticised Clarkson.
Sturgeon said she pities the former Top Gear presenter, describing his words as “deeply misogynist” and “downright awful and horrible”.
Other critics included Clarkson’s own daughter Emily, who has previously spoken out against online misogyny and harassment.
Ipso confirmed on Monday 19 December that it had received over 6,000 complaints about the presenter’s column.
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Jeremy Clarkson should be banned from TV after ‘grotesque’ Meghan Markle comments, MP says
10:07 , Peony Hirwani
An MP has written to ITV ‘s chief executive demanding that Jeremy Clarkson be taken off air completely.
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MP says Jeremy Clarkson should be banned from TV after ‘grotesque’ comments
09:37 , Peony Hirwani
Ipso has received more than 12,000 complaints about Jeremy Clarkson’s column on Meghan Markle.
Emily Clarkson praised for condemning dad Jeremy Clarkson’s remarks about Meghan Markle
09:15 , Peony Hirwani
Emily Clarkson has been lauded for speaking out against her father’s controversial comments about the Duchess of Sussex.
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Emily Clarkson praised for condemning dad’s Meghan Markle remarks
SNP’s shadow culture secretary wants Jeremy Clarkson banned from TV
08:54 , Roisin O'Connor
The SNP’s shadow culture secretary John Nicholson has written to ITV’s chief executive, calling for Clarkson to be banned from appearing on TV screens following his remarks about Markle.
“Following grotesque comments made about the First Minster and The Duchess of Sussex, I do not believe Jeremy Clarkson should be allowed back on our screens. I've written to the Chief Executive of ITV,” he said in a tweet, sharing the letter.
Following grotesque comments made about the First Minster and The Duchess of Sussex, I do not believe Jeremy Clarkson should be allowed back on our screens. I've written to the Chief Executive of @ITV. pic.twitter.com/oUnc3OvhKQ
— JOHN NICOLSON M.P. (@MrJohnNicolson) December 19, 2022
08:45 , Peony Hirwani
“Why is Jeremy Clarkson so threatened by Meghan Markle?” That’s the question explored by The Independent’s Voices Commissioning Editor Harriet Williamson.
“It riles Clarkson and his ilk – the Piers Morgans and the Dan Woottons of the world – so much that a beautiful, successful, articulate woman of colour hasn’t just swallowed a sustained campaign of bullying,” she writes. “Instead, she’s held up a mirror to British society, and what we see in it is extremely uncomfortable.”
Read Williamson’s full article here.
Opinion: Why is Jeremy Clarkson so threatened by Meghan Markle?
Journalist Brian Milligan says Buckingham Palace should ‘condemn Jeremy Clarkson'
08:17 , Peony Hirwani
Ex-BBC Business and Economics Reporter Brian Milligan says that Buckingham Palace should “condemn Jeremy Clarkson, and defend Meghan Markle.”
Author Ali Milani calls Jeremy Clarkson’s article a ‘media problem'
07:30 , Peony Hirwani
“Remember, that Jeremy Clarkson article was not a slip of the tongue or a tweet written in a moment of madness,” Ali Milani wrote on Twitter on Monday (19 December).
“It was an article written, read and re-read. It was seen by multiple editors and copywriters. All of whom must have thought, ‘this is okay.’ This is a *media* problem.”
Gender equality campaigner Gina Martin calls for ITV to ‘fire’ Jeremy Clarkson
07:00 , Peony Hirwani
“Retweet if you think big media channels have a responsibility, when women are dying every three days from misogyny and male violence, not to legitimise and embolden abusive misogynistic views,” Gina Martin wrote on Twitter.
“ITV should fire Jeremy Clarkson.”
7 of Jeremy Clarkson’s most controversial comments about Meghan Markle
06:30 , Peony Hirwani
Here are Clarkson’s most controversial comments about Markle, which cover everything from climate change and polar bears to calling Markle a “silly little cable TV actress”.
7 of Jeremy Clarkson’s most controversial comments about Meghan Markle
Sadiq Khan says Jeremy Clarkson’s words about Meghan Markle are ‘dangerous and inexcusable'
06:00 , Peony Hirwani
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said that Jeremy Clarkson’s words about Meghan Markle are “dangerous and inexcusable”.
“As Jeremy Clarkson should well know – words have consequences,” Khan wrote on Twitter. “The words in his piece are no joke – they’re dangerous and inexcusable.
“We are in an epidemic of violence against women and girls and men with powerful voices must do better than this.”
More than 12,000 people have complained about Clarkson’s comments
05:37 , Tom Murray
The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) has received more than 12,000 complaints over Clarkson’s column in The Sun, which has since been removed.
A spokesperson for the media watchdog said: “We will follow our usual processes to examine the complaints we have received. This will take longer than usual because of the volume of complaints.”
Jeremy Clarkson vows to ‘be more careful’ as Meghan column gets 12,000 complaints
MP John Nicolson says ‘Jeremy Clarkson shouldn’t be allowed back on our screens’
05:00 , Peony Hirwani
The Scottish National Party MP for Ochil and South Perthshire, John Nicolson, has criticised Jeremy Clarkson for his “grotesque comments made about the First Minster and The Duchess of Sussex”.
On Monday (19 December), Nicolson posted a photograph of a complaint letter he wrote to the Chief Executive of ITV.
“I do not believe Jeremy Clarkson should be allowed back on our screens,” he added in the caption.
Following is the letter.
Following grotesque comments made about the First Minster and The Duchess of Sussex, I do not believe Jeremy Clarkson should be allowed back on our screens. I've written to the Chief Executive of @ITV. pic.twitter.com/oUnc3OvhKQ
— JOHN NICOLSON M.P. (@MrJohnNicolson) December 19, 2022
A reminder of what Clarkson has said so far
04:28 , Tom Murray
In an op-ed for The Sun published on Friday (16 December), Clarkson wrote that he loathes the Duchess of Sussex “on a cellular level” and wants people to “throw lumps of excrement” at her.
“Everyone who’s my age thinks the same way,” Clarkson added.
Following the backlash, Clarkson wrote on Twitter: “Oh dear. I’ve rather put my foot in it. In a column I wrote about Meghan, I made a clumsy reference to a scene in Game of Thrones and this has gone down badly with a great many people. I’m horrified to have caused so much hurt and I shall be more careful in future.”
Jeremy Clarkson vows to ‘be more careful’ as Meghan column gets 12,000 complaints
04:00 , Peony Hirwani
Jeremy Clarkson has pledged to be “more careful in future” after his comments about Meghan Markle and others in a newspaper column drew more than 12,000 complaints.
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Jeremy Clarkson vows to ‘be more careful’ as Meghan column gets 12,000 complaints
Queen Camilla under fire for hosting lunch attended by Clarkson and Piers Morgan
03:32 , Tom Murray
Days before Clarkson’s column about Markle, it was reported that Camilla, Queen Consort, invited the presenter and Piers Morgan, another vocal critic of the Sussexes, to a private lunch.
The day after the party, Netflix released the final three episodes of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s tell-all documentary series about their time in the royal family.
The Independent has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.
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Anger mounts over Camilla lunch attended by Jeremy Clarkson and Piers Morgan
Nicola Sturgeon says she ‘pities’ Clarkson
02:37 , Tom Murray
Scotland’s First Minister was among the high-profile figures criticising the former Top Gear host.
“I have to say, taking a step back from it, my overwhelming emotion about guys like Jeremy Clarkson is pity,” she told broadcasters on Monday.
“I mean, what is it that makes somebody so distorted by hate that they end up writing these things?”
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Nicola Sturgeon says she pities Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson’s daughter has been praised for speaking out against her dad
01:44 , Tom Murray
Clarkson’s daughter Emily was quick to make clear that she stood “against everything” her father had said about the duchess in his column.
“My views are and have always been clear when it comes to misogyny, bullying and the treatment of women by the media,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories.
Royal commentator and author Carol Vorderman tweeted that Emily was “wonderful” and added: “FYI Emily has spoken many times about how she suffered very badly from online abuse when she was younger.”
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Emily Clarkson praised for condemning dad’s Meghan Markle remarks
Britain is ‘not a racist country’, says Rishi Sunak said when questioned about Jeremy Clarkson’s comments
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00:24 , Tom Murray
“Why is Jeremy Clarkson so threatened by Meghan Markle?” That’s the question explored by The Independent’s Voices Commissioning Editor Harriet Williamson.
“It riles Clarkson and his ilk – the Piers Morgans and the Dan Woottons of the world – so much that a beautiful, successful, articulate woman of colour hasn’t just swallowed a sustained campaign of bullying,” she writes. “Instead, she’s held up a mirror to British society, and what we see in it is extremely uncomfortable.”
Read Williamson’s full article here.
Opinion: Why is Jeremy Clarkson so threatened by Meghan Markle?
Monday 19 December 2022 21:40 , Louis Chilton
This, from Claire Waxman’s appearance on BBC News.
Spoke to @BBCNews about Jeremy Clarkson, & why it was critical to complain to @IpsoNews . A woman is killed every 3 days in this country, & 1 in 4 adult women are raped. Men with public platforms have responsibility not to legitimise & embolden misogynistic views that fuel #VAWG pic.twitter.com/o39XdKb33a
— Victims’ Commissioner London (@LDNVictimsComm) December 19, 2022
Monday 19 December 2022 21:21 , Louis Chilton
ICYMI: A rundown of some of the previous times Clarkson has launched controversial attacks on Meghan Markle.
7 of Jeremy Clarkson’s most controversial comments about Meghan Markle
Monday 19 December 2022 20:55 , Louis Chilton
Many people calling on the Palace to condemn Clarkson’s remarks.
Nothing yet.
Now is the time, Buckingham Palace, to condemn Jeremy Clarkson, and defend Meghan Markle. Or do you think he is right? https://t.co/wVmVhjM8H0
— Brian Milligan (@brianmilli) December 19, 2022
Monday 19 December 2022 20:34 , Louis Chilton
Actor Colin McFarlane backing John Nicolson’s letter to ITV.
⭐️“Following grotesque comments made about the First Minster and The Duchess of Sussex, I do not believe Jeremy Clarkson should be allowed back on our screens. I've written to the Chief Executive of @ITV”@MrJohnNicolson ⭐️
Thank you Mr Nicolson, I wholeheartedly agree 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/513pvYdtOx— Colin McFarlane🙏🏽🇺🇦 (@colinmcfarlane) December 19, 2022
Monday 19 December 2022 20:15 , Louis Chilton
More than 12,000 complaints now have been made to Ipso, the independent press standards organisation.
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Jeremy Clarkson vows to ‘be more careful’ as Meghan column gets 12,000 complaints
Monday 19 December 2022 19:55 , Louis Chilton
Author Joyce Carol Oates among the many, many celebrities condemning Clarkson’s words.
UK's Jeremy Clarkson, virtually unknown in the US fortunately, appears to be even more vicious/misogynist/racist than the late, unlamented Rush Limbaugh, T***p ally, roused to crazed indignation by Black American Meghan Markle. https://t.co/xCfGgErhgr
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) December 19, 2022
Monday 19 December 2022 19:35 , Louis Chilton
To clarify, Clarkson currently serves as the host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? – hence, presumably, why the letter is addressed to ITV.
Monday 19 December 2022 19:13 , Louis Chilton
The SNP’s Shadow Culture Secretary John Nicolson has written a letter calling for Clarkson to be taken off the airwaves.
Read in full here:
Following grotesque comments made about the First Minster and The Duchess of Sussex, I do not believe Jeremy Clarkson should be allowed back on our screens. I've written to the Chief Executive of @ITV. pic.twitter.com/oUnc3OvhKQ
— JOHN NICOLSON M.P. (@MrJohnNicolson) December 19, 2022
Monday 19 December 2022 18:51 , Louis Chilton
The Sun has now removed Clarkson’s comment piece from its website.
“In light of Jeremy Clarkson’s tweet he has asked us to take last week’s column down,” the page now reads.
Monday 19 December 2022 18:30 , Louis Chilton
Philip Pullman weighing in on Twitter:
That Jeremy Clarkson can write things like that, and publish them unashamed, tells us all we need to know about the way Rupert Murdoch has poisoned and rotted our public life.
— Philip Pullman (@PhilipPullman) December 18, 2022
Monday 19 December 2022 18:10 , Louis Chilton
Another plug for Harriet Williamson’s incisive comment about Clarkson’s piece
Read here:
Opinion: Why is Jeremy Clarkson so threatened by Meghan Markle?
Monday 19 December 2022 17:50 , Louis Chilton
The senior royal has been facing a backlash over her star-studded party which had Clarkson in attendance
Anger mounts over Camilla lunch attended by Jeremy Clarkson and Piers Morgan
Monday 19 December 2022 17:30 , Louis Chilton
More than 20,000 comments on Clarkson’s non-apology tweet so far.
Safe to say the outrage isn’t about to die down yet
Oh dear. I’ve rather put my foot in it. In a column I wrote about Meghan, I made a clumsy reference to a scene in Game of Thrones and this has gone down badly with a great many people. I’m horrified to have caused so much hurt and I shall be more careful in future.
— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) December 19, 2022
Monday 19 December 2022 17:11 , Louis Chilton
A round-up of some of the biggest stars to have condemned the Clarkson’s Farm star...
John Bishop among stars to express horror over Jeremy Clarkson’s Meghan Markle rant
Monday 19 December 2022 16:56 , Louis Chilton
Kathy Burke weighed in yesterday too...
Kathy Burke hits out at ‘colossal c***’ Jeremy Clarkson after his Meghan Markle rant
Monday 19 December 2022 16:25 , Louis Chilton
A bit of context...
Seven of Clarkson’s most controversial comments about Meghan Markle made in the past:
7 of Jeremy Clarkson’s most controversial comments about Meghan Markle
Monday 19 December 2022 16:00 , Louis Chilton
“You should be ashamed.”
Robert Lindsay gives his thoughts.
If this doesn’t clarify why Harry and Meghan got the hell out @JeremyClarkson you should be ashamed not funny not witty not acceptable and “Come on France”? They lost you’ve lost it https://t.co/hpQEmsPwsD
— Robert Lindsay (@RobertLindsay) December 19, 2022
Monday 19 December 2022 15:38 , Louis Chilton
Caroline Flack’s mother has also spoken out. Full story below...
Caroline Flack’s mother condemns Jeremy Clarkson’s column
Monday 19 December 2022 15:05 , Louis Chilton
Ipso, the independent press standards organisation, has said that Clarkson’s article has already prompted more than 6,000 complaints.
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Jeremy Clarkson’s Meghan Markle column prompts thousands of complaints
Monday 19 December 2022 14:45 , Louis Chilton
Claudia Webbe among the politicians to condemn Clarkson’s words.
Jeremy Clarkson’s treatment of Meghan Markle, a Black woman is unacceptable. We cannot be indifferent or walk away.
There is no place in society for misogyny or racism. Action must be taken to stop this hate, violence and abuse. The trauma and fear we feel as Black women is real— Claudia Webbe MP (@ClaudiaWebbe) December 19, 2022
Monday 19 December 2022 14:25 , Louis Chilton
Clarkson’s daughter, podcaster Emily Clarkson, is among those to have spoken out against his Sun article.
Jeremy Clarkson’s daughter speaks out against father’s Meghan Markle rant
Monday 19 December 2022 14:05 , Louis Chilton
Great Voices comment on the matter here from Harriet Williamson...
“The fact that a privileged man like Clarkson is able to use his platform in a national tabloid to outline how much he despises Meghan – who has shared experiences of racism in the royal household and at the hands of much of the UK press – and share his fantasy about her degradation and humiliation is, frankly, sickening.
“The sentiment in his column wouldn’t be out of place on 4chan or within an abusive thread by some faceless troll that Elon Musk has reinstated on Twitter.”
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Opinion: Why is Jeremy Clarkson so threatened by Meghan Markle?
